Vuko Wallace
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Qualitative research themes on feeding in EA included parental experiences of anxiety, trauma, and loss; fear of feeding and child choking; feeling isolated and unsupported; and the importance of support from information, professionals, and family.
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Esophageal Atresia
Parental factors associated with anxiety and depression in EA include parents' younger age, perceived lack of support, caring stress, and financial worries.
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Esophageal Atresia
Child age is a contributing factor to parental mental health in EA, with parental mental health improving as children grow older.
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Tracheoesophageal Fistula
The child's feeding problems was one of the key medical characteristics associated with parental anxiety and depression in EA.
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Tracheoesophageal Fistula
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ERNICA Research Collaboration - Mental health of parents in the context of EA/TOF
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Child age is a contributing factor to parental mental health in EA, with parental mental health improving as children grow older.
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I was really struck by, um, the need for a lack of psychological support among survivors of EA and parents of children born with EA
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240 parents from 17 different countries participated in the parents survey on EA, resulting in 44 peer-reviewed articles on mental health in families affected by EA.
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Nearly 70% of parents in the survey reported anxiety and nearly 40% reported depression, though these figures included mild levels.
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The child's feeding problems was one of the key medical characteristics associated with parental anxiety and depression in EA.
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Parental factors associated with anxiety and depression in EA include parents' younger age, perceived lack of support, caring stress, and financial worries.
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Qualitative research themes on feeding in EA included parental experiences of anxiety, trauma, and loss; fear of feeding and child choking; feeling isolated and unsupported; and the importance of support from information, professionals, and family.
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ERNICA Research Collaboration - Mental health of parents in the context of EA/TOF
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Child age is a contributing factor to parental mental health in EA, with parental mental health improving as children grow older.
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I was really struck by, um, the need for a lack of psychological support among survivors of EA and parents of children born with EA
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240 parents from 17 different countries participated in the parents survey on EA, resulting in 44 peer-reviewed articles on mental health in families affected by EA.
Open
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Nearly 70% of parents in the survey reported anxiety and nearly 40% reported depression, though these figures included mild levels.
Open
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The child's feeding problems was one of the key medical characteristics associated with parental anxiety and depression in EA.
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Parental factors associated with anxiety and depression in EA include parents' younger age, perceived lack of support, caring stress, and financial worries.
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Qualitative research themes on feeding in EA included parental experiences of anxiety, trauma, and loss; fear of feeding and child choking; feeling isolated and unsupported; and the importance of support from information, professionals, and family.
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Summaries Vuko gave as host · Esophageal Atresia 10 summaries
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ERNICA Research Collaboration - Mental health of parents in the context of EA/TOF
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Vuko Wallace summarizing the discussion: Parents of chronically ill children report poorer mental health, more parenting stress, and increased anxiety and depression compared to parents of healthy children.
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Vuko Wallace summarizing the discussion: Parental anxiety and depression predict child's mental health and development.
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Vuko Wallace summarizing the discussion: Poor parental mental health and parenting stress can lead to maladaptive parenting practices and interfere with effective illness management.
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Vuko Wallace summarizing the discussion: Nearly 60% of parents of children with EA/TOF reported PTSD symptoms above the clinical range in one study.
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Vuko Wallace summarizing the discussion: PTSD can lead to post-traumatic growth (positive change after traumatic event), but less so in parents with increased depression.
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Vuko Wallace summarizing the discussion: Condition-specific factors contributing to parental mental health difficulties in EA include severity of EA, presence of associated anomalies, lung infections, and feeding problems.
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Vuko Wallace summarizing the discussion: Mothers report generally lower mental health and more PTSD compared to fathers in the context of child illness.
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Vuko Wallace summarizing the discussion: Parents' mental health difficulties around child illness may be more associated with parents' younger age, social problems, problems in daily life, and parenting stress than child-related medical characteristics.
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Vuko Wallace summarizing the discussion: In EA, parents' post-traumatic stress symptoms are related to parents' subjective evaluation of their child's health status and quality of life rather than the objective severity of their child's EA.
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Vuko Wallace summarizing the discussion: Establishing positive feeding interactions and practices are important for both parental and child mental health and for child health.
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ERNICA Research Collaboration - Mental health of parents in the context of EA/TOF
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Vuko Wallace summarizing the discussion: Parents of chronically ill children report poorer mental health, more parenting stress, and increased anxiety and depression compared to parents of healthy children.
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Vuko Wallace summarizing the discussion: Parental anxiety and depression predict child's mental health and development.
Open
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Vuko Wallace summarizing the discussion: Poor parental mental health and parenting stress can lead to maladaptive parenting practices and interfere with effective illness management.
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Vuko Wallace summarizing the discussion: Nearly 60% of parents of children with EA/TOF reported PTSD symptoms above the clinical range in one study.
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Vuko Wallace summarizing the discussion: PTSD can lead to post-traumatic growth (positive change after traumatic event), but less so in parents with increased depression.
Open
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Vuko Wallace summarizing the discussion: Condition-specific factors contributing to parental mental health difficulties in EA include severity of EA, presence of associated anomalies, lung infections, and feeding problems.
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Vuko Wallace summarizing the discussion: Mothers report generally lower mental health and more PTSD compared to fathers in the context of child illness.
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Vuko Wallace summarizing the discussion: Parents' mental health difficulties around child illness may be more associated with parents' younger age, social problems, problems in daily life, and parenting stress than child-related medical characteristics.
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Vuko Wallace summarizing the discussion: In EA, parents' post-traumatic stress symptoms are related to parents' subjective evaluation of their child's health status and quality of life rather than the objective severity of their child's EA.
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Vuko Wallace summarizing the discussion: Establishing positive feeding interactions and practices are important for both parental and child mental health and for child health.
Open